Kadri Charitable Foundation
The Kadri Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Berkeley, California. Its 2025 filing describes a preference for supporting general education for young girls and boys, particularly underprivileged girls.
Kadri Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Kadri Charitable Foundation gave $38K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,500
- +63.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +71.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,125
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $27,608
- +38.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Kadri Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
-
The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It asks applicants to send Sal Kadri a letter explaining the use of funds, with a brief history and the organization’s primary focus. Awards focus on general education for young girls and boys, with a preference for underprivileged girls.
- Contact
Application contact: Sal Kadri
Mailing address: 2550 Dana St Apt 9De, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (503) 516-9898
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kadri Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pride India ($11K). Together the top 10 received $37K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 29 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California (44%), Oregon (13%), New York (11%), and Washington, DC (3%). The filing assigns 29% to an unidentified recipient state. These figures describe the locations of 2025 grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kadri Charitable Foundation gives
- 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2024) to $63K (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $38K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pride India | Rural-Urban Developement | $11,000 |
| Imrc Mountain View, CA | Scholarship Assistance | $5,000 |
| University of Californai Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | Scholarship Assistance | $5,000 |
| Muslim Education Trust Library Tigard, OR | Library Funds | $5,000 |
| DRS Without Borders New York, NY | For Their Programs | $3,000 |
| BSC Berleley, CA | Scholarship Assistance | $3,000 |
| Laclinica Oakland, CA | Support of Their Programs | $2,500 |
| Unrwa Washington, DC | General Needs | $1,000 |
| Seads of Peace New York, NY | General Needs | $500 |
| JVP Lab Berkeley, CA | General Needs | $500 |
Ready to take the next step with Kadri Charitable Foundation?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,608 | $46,151 | $38,425 | $37,500 | 12 | $37,500 | $6,151 | $1,990 |
| 2024 | $19,882 | $17,168 | $23,960 | $23,000 | 7 | $23,000 | $7,968 | $1,218 |
| 2023 | $26,674 | $62,245 | $63,790 | $62,900 | 2 | $62,900 | $1,058 | $1,433 |
| 2022 | $28,219 | $35,002 | $41,665 | $40,750 | 4 | $40,750 | $1,717 | $1,928 |
| 2021 | $34,894 | $52,318 | $41,895 | $41,100 | 4 | $41,100 | $2,446 | $2,410 |
| 2020 | $24,479 | $40,324 | $34,995 | $34,200 | 5 | — | $610 | $1,665 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kadri Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing states that its awards focus on general education for young girls and boys, with a preference for underprivileged girls. Its 2025 grants included scholarship assistance, rural-urban development, library funds, and support for organizations’ programs and general needs.
Among the organizations it supported, the American Civil Liberties Union describes its own mission as maintaining and advancing civil liberties, including freedoms of association, press, religion, and speech, and rights to vote, due process, and equal protection.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 12 grants totaling $37,500. Grants ranged from $500 to $11,000, with a median grant of $2,750.
Notable 2025 grants included $11,000 to Pride India for rural-urban development; $5,000 each to IMRC and the University of California Berkeley Foundation for scholarship assistance; and $5,000 to Muslim Education Trust Library for library funds. Other grants included $3,000 to Drs Without Borders for its programs, $3,000 to BSC for scholarship assistance, and $2,500 to LaClinica in support of its programs. The foundation also gave $1,000 to UNRWA for general needs and $500 each to Seeds of Peace, JVP Lab, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Norcal Public Media for general needs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sal Kadri as president, Attia S Kadri as secretary, and Farah S Brelvi as director.
Kadri Charitable Foundation is led by Sal Kadri, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sal Kadri
President
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Farah S. Brelvi
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Attia S. Kadri
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Betty Kadri (2020–2024) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Kadri Charitable Foundation
How much does Kadri Charitable Foundation give each year?
Kadri Charitable Foundation gave $38K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 7 grants.
What is Kadri Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Kadri Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $3,125, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kadri Charitable Foundation give grants?
Kadri Charitable Foundation's top state is California, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oregon (13%) and New York (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants) and Berkeley, CA (2 grants).
Does Kadri Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 42% of Kadri Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Assistance" (3 grants).
Who are Kadri Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Kadri Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Pride India ($11,000), Imrc ($5,000) and University of Californai Berkeley Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kadri Charitable Foundation?
Kadri Charitable Foundation reported $28K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Kadri Charitable Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing states that its awards focus on general education for young girls and boys, with a preference for underprivileged girls. Its 2025 grants included scholarship assistance, rural-urban development, library funds, and support for organizations’ programs and general needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kadri Charitable Foundation?
The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kadri Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Kadri Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1322547. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
Live grants for the work Kadri Charitable Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Kadri Charitable Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders that support many of the same organizations
The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation
San Francisco, CA
The foundation supports charitable, educational, and religious work aligned with the Jewish Community Federation’s mission, including Jewish community services and related civil rights, health, and community issues. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $2.5 million, with a median of $50,000, and went mainly to organizations in California and New York. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$133K
Grants
39
Total Given
$5.1M
Merle Chambers Fund
Denver, CO
The Merle Chambers Fund supported equity and democracy work and systemic efforts to improve women’s economic security, including policy change, research, advocacy, public education, and organizational development. Its 2023 and 2024 grant totals varied widely, and its final reported 2025 grant was $70,395 to a Colorado organization; the fund closed on December 31, 2024. It supported preselected organizations only and did not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
—
Grants
1
Total Given
$70K
Shams Ansari Fondation
San Jose, CA
Assets
$3K
Grants
3
Total Given
$32K
Founders Pledge Inc
New York, NY
Founders Pledge supports research-backed charitable work, including global health and development, education, climate, and global-risk initiatives; its current funding invitation focuses on education and job, entrepreneurship, or agriculture training in low- and middle-income countries. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,250 to $8.925 million, with a median of $77,500. It accepts unsolicited expressions of interest for eligible education and training programs that meet its budget, reach, and impact-evidence criteria.
Assets
$117.6M
Grants
102
Total Given
$26.3M
Shan's Foundation
Los Gatos, CA
Assets
$378K
Grants
7
Total Given
$20K
The Nell Newman Foundation Inc
Santa Cruz, CA
The Nell Newman Foundation supports humanitarian, scientific, and environmental work, with interests including ecology, education, arts, and human services; recent grants went mainly to organizations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$86K
Grants
10
Total Given
$85K
More similar funders
More Funders in California
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Kadri Charitable Foundation's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Kadri Charitable Foundation down — hundreds of funders to go?